Efficacy of Doll Therapy in the Dementia in Acute Geriatric Inpatients
ConditionDementia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
About this trial
Summary. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) represents a huge emotional stress and an important burden for the patients and the caregivers severely reducing their quality of life. BPSD worsen during hospitalization and require the administration of psychotropic drugs that are often insufficient to control the symptoms, and may cause severe adverse events.
The investigators propose the use of empathy dolls in order to reduce BPSD and in particular agitation and aggressiveness in acute geriatric in-patients affected by moderate to severe forms of dementia.
The use of doll therapy in the clinical routine will allow to reduce the use of psychotropic drugs, shorten hospitalization, reduce professional and family caregiver burden improving patients' and families' quality of life.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
age ≥65 years
diagnosis of dementia moderate to severe Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) ≥2
presence of agitation and/or aggressiveness
manual and visual abilities sufficient in order to interact with the doll.
Disqualifiers
age <65 years;
refuse to participate;
mild forms of dementia (CDR<2);
contraindication for DT as experience of mournful or traumatic events related to parental experience;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- doll therapy
Treatment groups
92 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov